A paragraph is a short piece of writing about a single topic or idea. The first sentence of a paragraph is called the topic sentence. The topic sentence should tell you something interesting about the subject of the paragraph, and make the reader interested in reading more.
POINT VALUE
DESCRIPTION
1
Proper heading on paper
1
Title
3
Topic sentence: introduces main idea of paragraph
3
Supporting details: minimum of 3
3
Concluding sentence: reminds the reader what the topic is and what it means
3
Direction: proper structure, organization, and logical order
1
Indent paragraph
2
Style: expression, word choice, sentence variety, interesting to the reader
1
Neatness: typed double-spaced with correct margins
2
Grammar: spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.
PARAGRAPH-A-WEEK RUBRIC
A paragraph is a short piece of writing about a single topic or idea. The first sentence of a paragraph is called the topic sentence. The topic sentence should tell you something interesting about the subject of the paragraph, and make the reader interested in reading more.POINT VALUE
DESCRIPTION
20
Total Possible Points